National Republican., 1887-02-10

yet learned that he cannot interrupt With
out permission.
Mi. Gibson. have learned, though, to be
manly.
Mr.. Rogers, continuing, pointed out that
while Mr.. Gibson's brother earned S4 400.
and was given $4,000 by the bill, the attor.
NC. In his district, who earned $1,000, was
cut down to $4,000.
Pending action, the morning hour ex-
plred.
tempt to call up the letter carriers eight
hour bill, but was unsuccessful, and the
house went into committee OF the whole
(Mr. Blount, Of Georgia, in the chairl on the
diplomatic and consular bill.
Mr.. Lore, OF Delaware, could see no
necessity for the increases Of salary made In
the bill and expressed his surprise that the
measure was not huge Joke, but was
brought In in sober earnest. II could hardly
have the appreciation OF the Secretary OF
State. In It's last communication to the
House the State Department had COM
mitted itself against changes. he quoted
from the Secretary's communication to the
House pursuant to statute requiring him to
report whether any changes are recommend
ed in his department lin.which the Secretary
says VI am not at present prepared to
recommend any cbange.n This was the
last utterance OF the state Department; and
he imagined that the State Department was
not now advocating these changes and ask
Ing that marvellous additions be made to
the salaries of consuls. A little over two
years ago from Maine to Florida the echo
had been borne upon the wings of
triumphant Democray "turn the rascals
out" Some OF those in high places had
been turned out, but now Congress was
told It was inexpedientto make any changes
In subordinate offices because those who
held them had become experienced.
He admitted that the gentlemen who
were In the State Department now had be-
come pure and were no longer rascals.
There had been conversion In that de-
partment, and now they were pure and
spotless and men to be relied upon and
their experience demanded that there
should be no change In the department.
So that the State Department was decidedly
against change; and he could not conceive
that II was asking for the sweeping and
radical changes proposed by the bill.
MIR. Cannon, Of Illinois, did not know
whether the increases made in the bill were
wise or not, and expressed a doubt as to
whether the committee on foreign affairs
knew. But II they were wise to-day they
were wise ten years ago, and yet since the
forty-fourth Congress the Democratic party
had been hammering at the diplomatic SER
vice and cutting down salaries so as to be
able, with false pretenses and misstate
ments, to mislead the country.
Pending further debate, the committee
rose. Public business was then suspended
and the House proceeded to the considera.
tion Of resolutions relative to the death OF
w. L. Price, late representative from
Wisconsin, and declaring that In his death
the country has lost patriotic citizen and
a most faithful public servant.
Eulogistic addresses were made by Messrs
Caswell, Thomas of Wisconsin, Pettibone
| Hudd, Henderson Of Iowa, and Breckin
ridge Of Kentucky, those of the two latter
being specially eloquent tributes to the
character of the dead congressman; and
then. at 4:50, the House, as mark Of re
spect to the memory Of the deceased, ad
journed.